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Applied Ethics
"Broadly speaking, it's at least plausible, this might be right."
"Lookism" is prevalent and harmful. So why do so few take it seriously?
Can laboratories become more humane, or is it time to end animal research altogether?
When stuffed and staring down the last bite, you might hear your mother's voice in your mind.
Philosophy isn't stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.
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Coleman Hughes advocates for a colorblind America, presenting compelling arguments in favor of treating all individuals without regard to race.
In hospice care and hospitals, we prioritize those with more life to live over those who are terminally ill. What is that, if not prejudice?
The philosophy of sex is going through a recalibration period.
With U.S. infrastructure crumbling, an honor oath and iron ring remind engineers of their profession's ethical weight.
Within a month of that initial conversation, Peter Singer became a vegetarian.
To what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies?
Instead of liberation, the sexual revolution has led some people, particularly men, to be addicted to porn.
Why, exactly, should you die for your child?
More than 20% Americans live in a state with access to a medically assisted death.
Suppose that fetuses are persons. Since pregnant people are too, how should conflicts between them be settled?
Moral dilemmas reveal the limitations of ethical principles. Oddly, the most principled belief system might not have any principles at all.
Will all robots think like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg?
The attitude we take to Will Smith's slap will mirror our attitudes to violence, masculinity, and protecting others more generally.
Every year, scientists like George Church get better at editing the genomes of human beings. But will genome editing help or hurt us?
When we fail to help in a bad situation, we are morally responsible. So, why don't we pick up others' litter?
We value human life in a way that assumes we possess a sacred something not found in beings like lambs, turkeys, or mosquitoes.